Classic Love

Many of us are familiar with the epic stories and legends of the classical world. This anthology, the only one of its kind on audiobook, gives an insight into a more lyrical and tender aspect of Greek and Roman literature. From Homer's lofty lines on the loves of the gods to the earthier verse of Catullus to his mistress Lesbia, this recording encompasses the major love poetry written between the 8th century B.C. and the 2nd century A.D.

"Ritter Toggenburg" ist eine im Juli des Balladenjahres 1797 entstandene Ballade von Friedrich Schiller. Nach Schillers Kalendereintrag schloss er sie am 31. Juli ab. Das in zehn trochäischen Strophen verfasste Gedicht erschien erstmals noch im gleichen Jahr im Musen-Almanach für das Jahr 1798 und wurde auch in die Gedichtausgaben von 1800 und 1804 aufgenommen.

Dies Gedicht entstand im Jahre 1796, vermutlich auf Anregung Goethes „Der Mythus“, welcher ihm zu Grunde liegt, ist der Raub der Proserpina, der auch schon von mehreren Dichtern des Altertums besungen worden ist. Proserpina war die Tochter des Zeus und der Ceres. Als sie herangewachsen war, tanzte sie einst in den Reihen der von Pallas und Artemis angeführten Nymphen. Aber angelockt durch liebliche Blumen, die dem Boden entsprossen, entfernte sie sich mit einigen Gespielinnen, und zuletzt auch von diesen.

"Der Handschuh" ist eine der bekanntesten Balladen Friedrich Schillers aus dem Jahr 1797, dem Jahr des freundschaftlichen Wettstreits um die besseren Balladen mit Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Die achtstrophige Ballade handelt vom Missbrauch einer Liebe. König Franz sitzt mit seinem Gefolge auf dem Balkon des Löwengartens, um einen Tierkampf zu sehen. Ein Löwe betritt die Arena, ein Tiger, zwei Leoparden. Daraufhin lässt Fräulein Kunigunde ihren Handschuh zwischen die Raubkatzen fallen und fordert den Ritter Delorges, welcher schon seit langem um sie wirbt, auf, ihn zurückzubringen.

"Первая любовь" - повесть Ивана Сергеевича Тургенева, рассказывающая о чувствах и связанных с ними душевных переживаниях юного героя, полудетская влюблённость которого пришла в неразрешимое столкновение с драматизмом и жертвенностью взрослой любви.

Women in Love begins one blossoming spring day in England and ends with a terrible catastrophe in the snow of the Alps. Ursula and Gudrun are very different sisters who become entangled with two friends, Rupert and Gerald, who live in their hometown. The bonds between the couples quickly become intense and passionate, but whether this passion is creative or destructive is unclear.

Women In Love studies the nature of relationships between men and women through four very different characters, each of whom seeks fulfilment in their own way. Gudrun seeks an intellectual equal, while for Ursula, overwhelming love is all that will suffice; Gerald attempts to fill his emotional void with success and physicality, whereas Birkin desires total commitment from both his lover and his friend.

La apasionante historia de una mujer condenada a llevar sobre su ropa una A escarlata, por haber cometido adulterio, no solo era un agudo analisis de la sociedad seudo-moralista en que vivia el autor sino ademas una obra de argumento interesante, con un profundo retrato de personajes y cuya grandeza nadie ha discutido.

Los dos hermanos, Pedro y Juan, son rivales por el amor de una mujer y Pedro hace uso de toda clase de recursos para traicionar a su hermano, que parece ser el exitoso.

collection of favorite classic poems by some of our best loved poets, including Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, John Keats, William Butler Yeats, Thomas Love Peacock, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Shakespeare, Algernon Charles Swinburne, and others.

The 19th-century Russian writer Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin is primarily known abroad for his poetry, particularly his novel in verse Eugene Onegin. Assembled here are three delightful samples of his prose - three tales of mischance, mayhem, intrigue, and of course, true love. This collection includes novellas The Blizzard, Novel in Letters, and The Lady Peasant.

Down through the millennia the emotion of love has inspired countless poets to great heights of lyrical expression. In this volume listeners can sample great love poems by English and American poets. Spanning over four centuries of literary creation in the service of amour, the works include a selection of Shakespeare's sonnets, John Donne's "The Ecstasy", William Blake's "The Garden of Love", Robert Burns' "The Banks o'Doon" and "John Anderson My Jo", Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty", and more.

This poetic exploration of the subject of love was composed in Italy 1821, and published anonymously, as the poet wished its circulation to be restricted to the "esoteric few." The title means "concerning or about a little soul", the subject, in this case, being Shelley's inamorata of the time, Countess Teresa (designated "Emily" in the poem) Viviani, a young woman who was immured in the Convent of Saint Anna by her father. Shelley had had a number of contacts with her by letter and in person.

A collection of classic literature that features erotic dreams including "The Eve of St. Agnes", "Erotica Romana", and "A Last Confession".

Eine große Empfehlung für alle, die sich schon mit dem komplizierten Thema der Liebe auseinandergesetzt haben. Die Liebe ist eines der beliebtesten Themen der Weltliteratur. Ein Meister dieses Genres war Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. In seiner schönen, bildhaften Sprache berührte er damals wie heute das Herz vieler Menschen. Goethes schönste Liebesgedichte werden mitfühlend vorgelesen von Maren Eggert und Werner Wölbern.

About 50% of marriages in the United States will end in divorce. Many couples that don't get divorced end up unhappy. You know what I mean, because you've seen it. People with every intention of having a happy marriage and staying together for better , for worse - they just weren't able to make it happen and walked away defeated. Mary Emily and Ben Goodwin have dedicated their lives to helping couples have better relationships. This is an updated version of their classic marriage manual.

B.J. Harrison reads the classic by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Martin Avdeitch is a devoted shoemaker, who works in his basement and meets sorrow in life. His family has died, except for one son. When he faces a crisis, he turns to God to look for an answer to his hardships and find meaning in his life again. The short story "Where Love Is, God Is" from the late 19th century has been adapted to television, including the award-winning television film Winter Thaw (2016) starring John Rhys-Davies. B. J.

Jacques Cazotte (1719-1792) è stato uno scrittore francese, ghigliottinato durante il regime delTerrore. La sua celebrità si lega al racconto “Il diavolo innamorato”, pubblicato nel 1772, racconto immerso nell’esoterismo, in cui è evidente l’esortazione alla prudenza nell’avvicinarsi alla magia e alla cabala. La bellissima donna che turba i sonni del protagonista, Don Alvaro Maravillas, è reale o fantastica? O appartiene ad un regno che è diverso sia dalla realtà fisica che da quella immaginaria?

This anthology looks back over some of the great love affairs of literary history. It includes readings of poetry, letters and scenes from fiction written by British poets and authors from Shakespearian times to the twentieth century. Here are real-life romantic couples, such as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats and Fanny Brawne, Lord Byron and Lady Caroline Lamb, Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning.

Laura confronts many difficulties and disappointments with fainting spells and delirium. Other romantic epistolary short stories add to the fun and the joy of this remarkable collection.